Boro blast Terras
By Nigel Biddlecombe

WEYMOUTH suffered their second consecutive away Blue Square Premier defeat on Saturday.

The absence of Stuart Beavon and Conal Platt caused Terras' manager Jason Tindall to change both his starting line up and his formation for the fixture at Broadhall Way.

The inclusion of Jefferson Louis, as a lone striker, and Narada Bernard, at full back, saw Weymouth adopt a 4-5-1 line-up.

The home side pegged Weymouth back straight from the kick off, setting the tone for what was to be a hard afternoon for the visitors.

As early as the fourth minute Daryl McMahon, John Martin and Adam Miller combined well to release John Nutter down the left flank.

The home man strolled beyond the Terras defence before firing in his cross which, fortunately for the visitors, was headed clear by Justin Roberts.

Marcus Browning fouled Barry Fuller on the right edge of the pen-alty area, Miller took the free-kick which ricocheted around the box before falling to Nutter allowing him to fire home from 25 yards.

In the course of the next 10 minutes Miller wasted three good opportunities to increase the home side's advantage, before Weymouth mounted their first serious attack in the 26th minute.

Nick Crittenden beat Nutter before crossing into the path of Louis. The Terras front man was unable to make contact, but the ball found its way to James Coutts who blasted over the crossbar.

Just seconds later Kyle Critchell did well to beat his marker and fire in a shot, but the effort was target.

Louis found space between two defenders seven minutes from the break, but his shot flew wide of the target, the striker picking up an injury in the process.

The half closed out with Louis getting in a good header following Critchell's cross with Alan Julian saving at the expense of a corner.

The second period was just five minutes old when Steve Morison disposed Roberts and crossed into the danger area finding Miller who let fly with a shot on the turn that Matthews was able to gather.

As Weymouth struggled to stem the red tide the home side were well in the ascendancy, Morison was too high with his headed effort from Dobson's cross, while Matthews saved from Miller just two minutes later and the same man headed well wide after McMahon had supplied a telling ball.

Coutts was able to manufacture a rare opportunity on 59 minutes, but his effort was deflected for a corner. From the set-piece Weymouth worked the corner routine that had brought their second goal on Tuesday night against Forest Green Rovers, Paulo Vernazza took the kick, Coutts sold the home defence the dummy, but - on this occasion Simon Weatherstone's effort was well wide.

Within nine minutes the game was over for the visitors after Stuart Lewis' quick free-kick was whipped into the Terras' box and met by Narada Bernard.

The Weymouth man inexplicably headed back across his own goal and Matthews had to watch helplessly as Morison powered home his header.

In the 74th minute Fuller muscled past Coutts and crossed low into the path of Miller who drove the final nail into Weymouth's coffin.

After the game had been held up for five minutes to allow an assistant referee to be replaced by the fourth official the Terras had their most productive period in stoppage time as Ashley Vickers - on as a substitute trying his luck as a striker - saw his shot saved and Weatherstone's free-kick failed to trouble the home defence.